Which to use
“descargo” and “descargue” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,634
- “descargo” frequency rank
- #24,829
- “descargue” frequency rank
- 46463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descargo | descargue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de quitar o bajar la carga del vehículo que la lleva. | Acción de descargar. |
Where the eye mixes descargo and descargue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. descargo runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against descargue's 9 (CVCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses descargo with descargue
A purely visual mix-up. descargo ([d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞o]) and descargue ([d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46463, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descargo is recorded at frequency rank #21,634, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞o]. descargue is at rank #24,829, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈkaɾɣ̞e].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46463, this pair ranks #125,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of descargo vs descargue
Shared letters: acdegrs. Private to "descargo": o. Private to "descargue": u.
"descargo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "descargue" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "descargo" and "descargue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "descargo" or "descargue"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "descargo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descargue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descargo" and "descargue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descargue vs descarguen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #125,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.